by Jill Jarvis | BigKidSmallCity
Surprise your sweetheart, including your kids, this Valentine’s Day with a picnic in one of Houston’s greatest parks.
- Hermann Park – Visit this urban oasis in the middle of the city. Find a picnic table, bench or spot on the grass. Bring some crust for the ducks and enjoy an afternoon at the park. Consider also playing on the playgrounds, riding the train, riding the pedal boats or wondering around the Japanese Garden or the new Centennial Garden.
- Market Square Park – To avoid some of the Downtown family crowd at Discovery Green, visit Downtown’s chillest park. Stop by Market Square Park and grab lunch from Niko Nikos or bring your own picnic basket. Extend your trip by heading to the JP Morgan Chase Tower to enjoy the city from 60 stories up.
- Menil Park – Right next to the Menil Collection, there is a small shady park with one lone red swing. Enjoy your quiet picnic and then climb trees, swing or lay in the grass.
- Gerald D. Hines Waterwall Park – Located next to the Galleria Mall is a 64-foot tall Water Wall. Pack your lunch and eat it in the mist or on a nearby park bench. Let the kids run around the open grass. If you want to extend the trip, hit the mall for some ice skating.
